3 accredited schools across the Anchorage metro area trained 514 medical assistants in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
Private for-profit four-year institution in Anchorage that reported 450 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $18,075.
45 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 2nd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,545 for a program of about 40 weeks.
19 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $6,192 ($19,776 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Anchorage, AK metro area graduated 514 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Charter College with 450.
Among schools that published a program price, Alaska Career College in Anchorage listed the lowest total: $16,545 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Anchorage, AK metro earn a median $51,930 a year ($24.97/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $52,560 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.